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  Indian tennis players question lack of information on Tokyo Olympics cut-off list

  Tennis | July 12, 2021 22:47 IST

  Many players, who did not make the cut earlier, have announced their participation even as the ITF has not officially made public the cut-off mark.

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  Anurag Thakur chairs meeting of high-level committee to review India's Olympic preparation

  Other Sports | July 12, 2021 18:22 IST

  The meeting of the high-level committee was also attended by his deputy Nisith Pramanik and the officials of the sports ministry, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

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  How will the coronavirus emergency affect the Tokyo Olympics?

  Other Sports | July 12, 2021 16:01 IST

  The state of emergency will cover the entire duration of the July 23-Aug. 8 Olympics and its main impact will be in barring fans from stadiums and arenas in the Tokyo area.

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  Novak Djokovic '50-50' on whether to play at Tokyo Olympics

  Tennis | July 12, 2021 15:15 IST

  The lack of fans and the tight coronavirus restrictions in Tokyo means Djokovic remains on the fence about traveling to Japan.

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  NRAI trying to add two more coaches to Tokyo-bound shooting contingent

  Other Sports | July 12, 2021 15:06 IST

  The federation is working with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in this regard and there are chances that the number of support staff could go up.

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  Tokyo Olympics: No bronze medal match in hockey if one finalist forced out due to COVID

  Other Sports | July 11, 2021 13:28 IST

  The regulations, however, did not say what could be the possible scenario if both finalist teams end up being affected by the virus.

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  Special focus on closing out narrow games, a bit worried about false positive: B Sai Praneeth

  Other Sports | July 11, 2021 12:06 IST

  Praneeth, who had ended India's 36-year-long wait for a men's singles medal at the world championship with a bronze in 2019, has reasons to get anxious having returned false positive during the Thailand Open in January.

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  Tokyo records most virus cases in two months

  Other Sports | July 10, 2021 17:28 IST

  Olympic officials decided not to allow spectators at Olympic venues in the Tokyo region, while allowing limited attendance in other parts of Japan.

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  Be prepared for long wait at Tokyo airport on arrival: IOA chief to Olympic-bound athletes

  Other Sports | July 10, 2021 12:56 IST

  Batra was informed of the inconveniences the athletes from other countries are facing on landing in Tokyo by the Indian Chef De mission B P Baishya on Friday.

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  Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan

  Other Sports | July 10, 2021 7:31 IST

  The Japanese public face concerns about the coronavirus at a time when only 16% are fully vaccinated.

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  Tokyo Paralympics could still see some fans: Hashimoto

  Other Sports | July 09, 2021 15:07 IST

  Organizers and the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned all fans from Olympic venues in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures because of surging COVID-19 cases.

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  Tokyo Olympics | Won't let sacrifices of last one year go waste: Forward Lalremsiami

  Hockey | July 09, 2021 14:06 IST

  Lalremsiami, who hails from Kolasib in Mizoram and will be playing her career's first quadrennial Games, created history when she became the first female player from the state to make it to the Olympics.

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  PM Narendra Modi reviews Olympic preparations; to interact with Tokyo-bound athletes on July 13

  Other Sports | July 09, 2021 14:33 IST

  The first batch of India's Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo in a charter Air India flight.

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  Amit Panghal top-seeded for Tokyo Olympics, Simranjit Kaur 4th

  Other Sports | July 08, 2021 23:01 IST

  The seedings were unveiled by the International Olympic Committee's draws boxing task force.

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  First batch of Indian athletes to depart for Tokyo Olympics on July 17

  Other Sports | July 08, 2021 20:58 IST

  In view of the raging COVID-19 cases, the Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency in Japan without spectators from July 23 to August 8.

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  Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans

  Other Sports | July 08, 2021 19:54 IST

  Tokyo will be placed under the fourth state of emergency on July 12, and it will last until August 22, covering the duration of the Olympics

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  Tokyo Olympics: Ageless boxer Mary Kom still pulling no punches | Profile

  Other Sports | July 17, 2021 17:11 IST

  Mary Kom will be gunning for her second Olympic medal in Tokyo. And going by her record so far, she probably has a good chance of achieving the feat.

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  Japan to declare COVID emergency lasting through Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | July 08, 2021 8:52 IST

  Japan officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22 while the Olympics are slated from July 23 to August 8. 

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  Billion hearts waiting for PV Sindhu to better silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | July 07, 2021 19:51 IST

  The agile athlete promised to return to India with a medal from Tokyo even as her well-wishers hope for nothing less than a gold.

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  Tokyo Olympics | We've have kept our contingency plan ready in case of COVID emergency: SAI DG

  Other Sports | July 07, 2021 18:28 IST

  The Olympics is scheduled to start from July 23 and contingency plans are in place to deal with any situation that might crop up because of the raging pandemic.